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My son on stage with Lea Salonga

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The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair is an annual summer event in Vancouver. Every year thousands of people attend the fair which runs for about half a month. It features amusement park rides, concerts, indoor entertainments such as dog shows, acrobats, and a lot more.

Posted: September 17th, 2011 in Blogs,Columnists,Featured Columns | Read More »

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When a degree isn’t enough

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I started work as a temporary employee in a realty firm and was absorbed as permanent employee after three months.  Having some experience in dealing with commercial leasing, I thought my knowledge was sufficient to help me do my job well.  When I began joining team meetings and was caught tongue tied in most of [...]

Posted: September 14th, 2011 in Blogs,Columnists,Featured Columns | Read More »

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Riots, looting after Canucks’ loss

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That’s it! It’s over! After almost two months of going gaga over hockey, it is finally over! We can all have a sigh of relief that the season ended. Frankly, the games took a toll not only on everyone’s emotions but on work and study schedules and pockets as well. The seventh game was a [...]

Posted: June 20th, 2011 in Columnists | Read More »

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Getting hooked on Vancouver Canucks

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I have never been an avid sports fan.  I can never sit and watch any game whether it be basketball, tennis or hockey.  I get edgy on my seat especially if the game is coming to its end and both teams are competing neck to neck.  I remember back in Manila, I have always rooted [...]

Posted: June 14th, 2011 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »

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Disasters and setting up own emergency plan

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We had barely gone through the first quarter of the year and here we are plagued with all sorts of natural disasters that have caused monstrous damages not only in the places affected but on adjacent ones as well. Last year in December and early January, we had the floods in Australia affecting mostly the [...]

Posted: April 8th, 2011 in Columnists | Read More »

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  2. Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’
  3. Gazmin: We’ll defend the shoal to the last soldier
  4. Taipei rebuffs Manila anew
  5. Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’
  6. Sex raps filed vs envoy–DFA
  7. Philippines turns to other tourist markets after Taiwan row
  8. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  9. Grounded ship is PH’s last line of defense vs China
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  2. Aquino bares AFP buildup vs ‘bullies in our backyard’
  3. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  4. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  5. Philippines faces 2nd wave of Taiwan sanctions
  6. Taipei releases satellite record, rejecting Manila’s claim
  7. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  8. Taiwan reporter sacked over Philippine hoax
  9. Aquino: We can fight back vs any threat
  10. Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan
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  2. Aquino bares AFP buildup vs ‘bullies in our backyard’
  3. Filipino bride, 4 others killed in California limousine fire
  4. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  5. US Senate Bill allows thousands of Filipinos to immediately come to America
  6. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  7. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
  8. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  9. China slams PH bid in UN
  10. Filipino-owned supermarket chain opens 12th branch

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